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At/Of the Institution: What the Churchill Saga Represents
One of the best things I was told during my term as BIPOC Department Officer, was by activist and scholar Melz Uwusu: we can be at an institution, and yet not be of the institution. Read more
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Femininity Under Fire
Are soft femininity, cottage core, and the female gaze just clever rebrands of oppressive gender roles? Or are those who seek exclusive gender neutrality undercover agents of misogyny? Read more
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Waking Nightmares: A Feminist Critique of the Revenge Sleep Phenomenon
You don’t belong to yourself. Not really. Let’s say you’re awake for 17 hours, you probably belong to yourself for about 12 per cent of the day. Two hours. So, who do you belong to for the other 15? Read more
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Bad Feminist
I’m really fucking angry. This internal rage has been brewing for many years. How has feminism actually helped us if we still aren’t equal? Read more
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Abortion Inaccessibility in a Post-Roe Australia
This is exhausting. For so many—from the activists of the ‘60s and ‘70s who originally fought for these laws, to the current generations grappling with the fact that we must resume this fight—issue fatigue is real. Read more
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No Speculum, No Problem!
From the 1st of July 2022, Australians with cervixes between the ages of 25-74 were eligible for self-testing swabs for Cervical Screening Tests. Keighli O’Brien delved into the meaning of it. Read more
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The Inadequacy of Language Fails Us
Somehow, despite language being awfully precise, putting things into words has failed to capture the essence of any interesting idea I’ve ever wanted to convey. Read more
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Study Partners for Sale
StudyTube is weird. I jumped in, expecting Lo-Fi music and aesthetic bullet journaling tips. In horror, I travelled down a rabbit hole of self-help channels that finally led me to Jordan Peterson’s top tips on being a far-right wanker. I won’t lie, I fucking hate self-help, and StudyTube is no exception. Read more
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Why We Need to Forget about Confidence Culture
Just fake it till you make it. Everyone can do it—you’re just not trying hard enough. Visualise yourself as a successful person, and you can achieve anything! Read more
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Crazy Little Thing Called Cringe
… in the end, the only thing each of us can do is work out how to get better at treating ourselves (at every age) with grace and forgiveness. Read more
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